* BritishEnglish as spoken OopNorth has the idiomatic term ''she's all fur coat and no knickers!'', spoken disapprovingly concerning a Certain Type Of Woman Who Is No Better Than She Ought To Be. The "no knickers" part can refer, darkly, to the occupation of the lady in question and explains to the satisfaction of the listener just what she does to be able to afford expensive furs. (and why wearing clothing under the fur is optional).

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* BritishEnglish UsefulNotes/BritishEnglish as spoken OopNorth has the idiomatic term ''she's all fur coat and no knickers!'', spoken disapprovingly concerning a Certain Type Of Woman Who Is No Better Than She Ought To Be. The "no knickers" part can refer, darkly, to the occupation of the lady in question and explains to the satisfaction of the listener just what she does to be able to afford expensive furs. (and why wearing clothing under the fur is optional).

* Jeanette [=MacDonald=] is ''nearly'' Naked In Mink in ''Film/{{Monte Carlo|1930}}'': on her wedding day, she leaves the dress draped over a chair and [[RunawayBride hops on a train]] wearing just a fur coat over her underwear.

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* Jeanette [=MacDonald=] Creator/JeanetteMacDonald is ''nearly'' Naked In Mink in ''Film/{{Monte Carlo|1930}}'': on her wedding day, she leaves the dress draped over a chair and [[RunawayBride hops on a train]] wearing just a fur coat over her underwear.

-->And I started thinking about what would be awesome for Bill Engvall? What would leave me in awe and wonder? And it would have to be if I left this stage tonight and went back to my hotel room. And ShaniaTwain met me at my door, wearing nothing but a [[PrettyInMink fur coat]], holding a note from my wife that said "have a good time." ''That'' would be awesome!\\

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-->And I started thinking about what would be awesome for Bill Engvall? What would leave me in awe and wonder? And it would have to be if I left this stage tonight and went back to my hotel room. And ShaniaTwain Music/ShaniaTwain met me at my door, wearing nothing but a [[PrettyInMink fur coat]], holding a note from my wife that said "have a good time." ''That'' would be awesome!\\

[[folder:Theatre]]* ''Not Now Darling'', a {{farce}} by Ray Cooney and John Chapman involving shenanigans at an exclusive London fur store. A RunningGag involves a model in a fur coat who [[GoingCommando claims she's got nothing underneath]]. Whenever someone displays skepticism over this, she opens her coat so they can have an eyeful ([[SexyDiscretionShot she's always facing away from the audience of course]]).[[/folder]]

* In the ''Series/{{Castle}}'' episode where a soap opera's head writer is killed, one of the stars becomes a suspect because the writer planned to kill her off (her ''character,'' that is) for sleeping with the writer's husband. When confronted, her alibi is seducing one of the male writers to advocate for her to the execs. When he's asked to confirm it, he describes her arriving at his front door wearing a fur coat. ''Just'' a fur coat.

* The female protagonist of ''The Zolotov Affair'' spends almost the entire novel stuck wearing only a mink fur coat, since she is constantly on the run from either the authorities or spies and thus rarely gets a chance to change.

->''And I started thinking about what would be "awesome" for Bill Engvall? What would leave me in awe and wonder? And it would have to be if I left this stage tonight and went back to my hotel room. And Music/ShaniaTwain met me at my door, wearing nothing but a fur coat, holding a note from my wife that said "have a good time." '''That''' would be '''awesome'''!''\\({{beat}})\\''It ain't gonna happen, but that would be awesome.''\\-- '''Creator/BillEngvall'''

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->''And ->''"And I started thinking about what would be "awesome" 'awesome' for Bill Engvall? What would leave me in awe and wonder? And it would have to be if I left this stage tonight and went back to my hotel room. And Music/ShaniaTwain met me at my door, wearing nothing but a fur coat, holding a note from my wife that said "have 'have a good time." ' '''That''' would be '''awesome'''!''\\({{beat}})\\[{{Beat}}]\\''It ain't gonna happen, but that would be awesome.''\\-- "''-->-- '''Creator/BillEngvall'''

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